Genesis 49:12

The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.

After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, to four generations.

She said, “Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.”

The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?

Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”

Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.

Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan; the land, according to its cities and borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.

I gave Gilead to Machir.

This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Mark now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!”

Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!

For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.